Project Description
Project Description
“Strengtheningthe eHealth literacy skills of older adults” (2025-1-EE01-KA210-ADU-000356010)
E-HEALTH4SENIORS is a European cooperation project designed to strengthen the digital health literacy of adults aged 55+, with a strong focus on seniors living in rural and remote areas. As healthcare systems across Europe rapidly digitalise, many older people face significant barriers in accessing online medical services, telemedicine platforms, and digital health information. Implemented within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, the project responds to these challenges by empowering older adults to confidently, safely, and independently use digital health tools for self-management, prevention, and everyday health-related decisions, ultimately supporting active ageing, wellbeing, and social inclusion.
Project Description
Project Description
E-HEALTH4SENIORS is a European cooperation project designed to strengthen the digital health literacy of adults aged 55+, with a strong focus on seniors living in rural and remote areas. As healthcare systems across Europe rapidly digitalise, many older people face significant barriers in accessing online medical services, telemedicine platforms, and digital health information. Implemented within the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, the project responds to these challenges by empowering older adults to confidently, safely, and independently use digital health tools for self-management, prevention, and everyday health-related decisions, ultimately supporting active ageing, wellbeing, and social inclusion.
To achieve these goals, E-HEALTH4SENIORS develops a comprehensive and accessible eHealth Literacy Toolkit addressed both to seniors and to adult educators who work with older learners. The Toolkit is complemented by community workshops, train-the-trainer sessions, and national training activities, creating supportive and age-friendly learning environments where seniors and educators learn together. Older adults acquire practical skills in areas such as telemedicine, digital health applications, data protection, and assistive technologies, while educators strengthen their capacity to deliver inclusive, learner-centred digital health education. Through free, multilingual, and open-access resources, the project ensures long-term impact, contributing to reduced digital exclusion, stronger community resilience, and equal access to digital healthcare services for older citizens across Europe.
Impact
Impact
E-HEALTH4SENIORS is expected to be both immediate and long-term, contributing to healthier, more inclusive, and digitally empowered ageing across Europe. By improving digital health literacy among adults aged 55+, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, the project enables seniors to access online healthcare services, manage their health more independently, and engage more confidently with digital health systems. At the same time, it strengthens the competences of adult educators, equipping them with practical tools and methodologies to deliver inclusive and age-friendly digital health education. Through open-access, multilingual resources and strong community engagement, the project reduces digital and social exclusion, supports active ageing, and fosters more equitable access to healthcare, ensuring that older adults are not left behind in the ongoing digital transformation of health services.
